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Mark Smith

Wed 3 June 2026 13:40, UK

Everton appear to already face a fight to keep Iliman Ndiaye going into next season.

Only weeks after the Premier League finished, fresh reports are suggesting that Ndiaye isn’t signing a new contract.

Thankfully for David Moyes, the attacker’s current deal takes him to 2029, with no immediate rush to bat away transfer interest needed.

It comes after a shocking end to the season, which saw Everton throw away European football, despite putting themselves in the driving seat for the final month.

Everton are said to have placed a £69million valuation on Ndiaye, with Premier League and Champions League clubs interested.

Iliman Ndiaye exit talk hits overdrive

With multiple contract offers said to have been rejected, it’s easy to suggest that an exit is likely for Ndiaye.

But given his star role and long-term contract already, there is no pressure on Everton, regardless of what happens this summer.

Vinny O’Connor of Sky Sports has now reported that Everton aren’t concerned at all, and that is exactly the way it should be.

Ndiaye formed a great partnership with Jack Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall last season, and the opportunity to continue that may keep him around for another year.

Friedkin Group must take action with Iliman Ndiaye

Everton players will be disappointed with how things ended at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, and they need to redeem themselves with another shot at Europe.

Ndiaye is part of that.

Of course, every Everton fan also wants Grealish to return from Manchester City, but that would mean nothing if the Senegal international isn’t on the opposite flank.

We saw how Moyes doesn’t trust the likes of Tyrique George and Tyler Dibling over Dwight McNeil, so losing another winger would be catastrophic.

The Friedkin Group need to keep this group together for at least one more season, and if European football is secured again, maybe it could mean even longer than that.

It’s time to put their money where their mouths are and really start to kick on, with mid-table mediocrity simply not enough to keep your star players.

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